Ramea

Hi everyone,

We spent two nights at Ramea.  It's a lovely small town on the Ramea Islands off the Newfoundland south coast.  There are ferry links to the mainland, mostly via the interestingly named mv Gallipolli.  Zen Again was secured alongside the main small craft dock along with a fishing boat and OCC sv Brenna.  There's a 1.5m tidal range so we had to secure carefully.

Fees at the dock are C$10/day.  This includes fresh water on the dock and use of the toilet in the Museum building.  Showers are C$5/person.  All very good value.  There's an ATM and two small supermarkets but currently no cafes, restaurants or pubs.

There's a track with 179 steps up the hill overlooking the town.  On the hill top there's a communications tower which appears to be a relay station between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.  Perhaps that explains the very good mobile signal in Ramea.  We climbed the hill early in the morning and the view was spectacular.

View of Ramea town from the hill

View S down the channel from the hill

Descending

After descending the hill we walked around the island via a well marked trail.  The trail is several kilometres in length and mostly on a boardwalk.  Many of the boards are engraved with names.  The trail really really showcases this spectacular island.

Fishing boats and their ramps

Quiet morning

On the boardwalk

Peat bogs

Lighthouse and another comms tower

Ascending another staircase to the lighthouse

Lighthouse

View over S end of Ramea Islands channel

Lots of wild flowers

Nice landscape

Nice little bay

Duck on a board

Back in town we explored.  The small museum has a eclectic mix of interesting exhibits.  The town is neat and tidy overall with many brightly painted houses.

Museum

War Memorial

The locals are extremely friendly, just as the 'Newfies' marketing says.  Whenever we were aboard folks came by to say hello.  All were amazed at the wonderful sunny weather - apparently we were very lucky!  While exploring everyone said hello when walking by.  It was nice to get to know the OCC sv Brenna crew too.  Ramea was well worth the visit.

Zen Again in Ramea

Trust all's well where you are.